Village · Kishanganj, Madhepura
# Bhawanandpur alias Kumarganj

Bhawanandpur alias Kumarganj is a village in Kishanganj sub-district of Madhepura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 2,477 people in 477 households, the 29th largest of 38 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 48.2%.
- 2,477 people (2011)
- 477 households
- 49.6% literacy
- 931 females per 1,000 males

## Bhawanandpur alias Kumarganj PIN code and other codes

Bhawanandpur alias Kumarganj falls in Kishanganj sub-district, Madhepura district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Gopalpur
- Community development block Kishanganj
- Census village code 226122

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Bhawanandpur alias Kumarganj from nearby towns?
- Kishanganj (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road
- Madhepura (district HQ) 43 km by road
- Madhepura (nearest town) 43 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Bhawanandpur alias Kumarganj?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Bhawanandpur alias Kumarganj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 3 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Udakishanganj
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Udakishanganj
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Madhepura
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 5 h summer · 5 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bhawanandpur alias Kumarganj known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 82% of the 249 hectares of village land is sown, and 121 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Bhawanandpur alias Kumarganj

Of every 100 households in Bhawanandpur alias Kumarganj in 2011, 5 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhawanandpur alias Kumarganj · ■ Kishanganj rural average
- Electricity for lighting 5% 7%
- Toilet within the home 9% 11%
- No toilet (open defecation) 91% 88%
- Tap water 20% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 64% 52%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 96%
- Use banking services 43% 35%
- Television 10% 6%
- Mobile phone 60% 42%
- Computer with internet 2% 0%
- Two-wheeler 7% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 25% 38%
- Own their home 98% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Bhawanandpur alias Kumarganj?

■ Bhawanandpur alias Kumarganj · ■ Kishanganj rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 49.6% 48.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 931 910
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 992 941
- Working population 43.2% 36.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.9% for men and 41.7% for women. 52% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 336 (31%) · ■ Farm labourers 505 (47%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 40 (4%) · ■ Marginal 189 (18%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kishanganj
- Lashkari 3,458 people
- Rampur Dehru 3,399 people
- Uda 2,867 people
- Maheshua 2,480 people
- Debail 2,280 people
- Raghunathpur Pakaria 1,689 people
- Bhaluahi 1,475 people
- Teldiha 1,339 people

All 44 villages in Kishanganj

## Quick answers
- How far is Bhawanandpur alias Kumarganj from Madhepura? 43 km by road
- What is the population of Bhawanandpur alias Kumarganj? 2,477 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhawanandpur alias Kumarganj in? Madhepura district (Kishanganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhawanandpur alias Kumarganj? 49.6% (Census 2011)

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